Personal spa bathroom featuring heated floors, numerous skylights, & floor to ceiling slate tile creates a peaceful refuge. Wall hung cabinets & adjoining open (no walls) shower creates a sense of light and spaciousness.
What cabinetry woods and wall color go with Brazilian green slate, for a low-contrast, soothing interior? - We're considering Brazilian green slate in our new country home for several reasons-more rustic than the Halila limestone we chose for our current urban home, roughness allows us to use larger pieces for interior flooring as well as exterior lanai for an indoor-outdoor feel, also for showers for flush-no curb, floor-through feel in bathrooms, and because they seem more forgiving wrt cleaning in showers and outdoors. We have 2 design dilemma questions: 1) what types of cabinetry wood veneers and wall colors would you recommend that are low-contrast and 2) what would you recommend to waterproof the shower walls (continuing the slate up the walls could make the shower and bathroom too dark)? »
Christine Suzuki, ASID, LEED AP Hi, waterproofing the shower walls is best done with tiles, I would stick with a natural stone to coordinate with your Brazilian green slate floor. Perhaps a travertine tile or a lighter green limestone (Ann Sacks Tile - Mist). After selecting a coordinating wall tile, then I would select the cabinet wood/color. It sounds like you are looking for a color that will blend in with the room (not contrasting). I would select a wood that is similar and supports the wall tile color. Hope that helps! Christine
mac0075 We are re-doing our shower stall but leaving our floor in place. It has a tile very similar to this texture but with some auburn/green etc in it. (see attached) When I re-tile the shower area, should I also keep a textured tile in there as well or should I go with a smooth tile and if possible, what color do you think would be best? I'm confused by this tile.
Complement the tile of your wall with a floor tile in a smaller scale. I know, you’ve heard it a million times: “scale, scale, scale,” but it really is the key to balancing so many looks in design. Don't worry so much about color (choose whatever you like); it’s really about getting the size of the tile right.
Bath feature wall. Natural light streaming in through the angled skylights shows off the texture, or clefting, and depth of the green, gray and gold tones in these slate wall tiles. Notice the smaller coordinating tiles on the floor. This bath has the feel of an outside space.
SlateHouzz user Melissa Johnson says in this discussion on Houzz that she had slate floors in the kitchen and dining area that looked great but were a "disaster to clean" because of the stone's many nooks and uneven surfaces. For natural stone like slate, it's advisable to apply a penetrating sealer to countertops and slate floors every two years to prevent deep stains. Clean slate tiles with a few drops of dishwashing liquid and warm water applied to the slate surface with a soft cleaning tool, like a mop, sponge or soft cloth. For tough stains: Clean soap scum with a half-cup of ammonia per 1 gallon of water. Stay away from: Abrasive cleaners, vinegar and citrus cleaners.
Outdoorsy. Natural stone tile always displays nature's varying textures and tones of gray, taupe and brown. This look is a sure way to bring the outdoors in.